Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian performer. After graduating from a four time theatre plan by the side of York University in 2001, McAdams to begin with worked in Canadian television and film productions such as My Name is Tanino, Perfect Pie (for which she traditional a Genie Award nomination) and Slings and Arrows (for which she won a Gemini Award). Her basic Hollywood film was the 2002 comedy The Hot Chick. McAdams found fame in 2004 with starring roles in the youngster comedy Mean Girls and the romantic drama The Notebook. Clothed in 2005, she appeared in the romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, the psychological spy story Red Eye and the dynasty drama The Family Stone. She was hailed by the media as the another Hollywood it girl and traditional a BAFTA proposal in place of Best Rising Star.
However, McAdams withdrew from shared life in 2006 and 2007. During this schedule, she bowed down leading roles in prohibitive profile films such as The Devil Wears Prada. She made a low type return to toil in 2008, starring in two some degree of liberation films the film noir Married Life and the road journey film The Lucky Ones. She returned to prominence in 2009 with appearances in the taking sides spy story State of Play, the science fiction romance The Time Traveler's Wife and the action-adventure film Sherlock Holmes. McAdams's basic star vehicle was the 2010 comedy Morning Glory. Clothed in 2011, she starred in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris and made a cameo role manifestation in the dogfight adventure sequel Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows. McAdams starred in 2012's romantic drama The Vow, and will subsequently appear in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder, Brian De Palma's Passion and Richard Curtis's About Time.
Early life
Rachel Anne McAdams was born in London, Ontario and grew up in nearby St. Thomas. Her look after, Sandra (née Gale), is a nurse, and her father, slice open, is a retired truck driver and furniture delivery service. McAdams has two younger siblings: Kayleen, a big shot make-up dancer, and Daniel. She is of Welsh degeneration on her grandmother's piece. McAdams began build skating by the side of the age of four but bowed down an opportunity to move to Toronto by the side of the age of nine in place of pairs training. Skating after that became purely a hobby. She competed in the sport until the age of 18, winning regional awards. She has since thought with the aim of skating prepared her in place of material acting, for the reason that it educated her to be in pitch with her body.
McAdams was educated by the side of Myrtle Street Public School and, soon, Central Elgin Collegiate Institute. She did not get pleasure from train and, to circumvent attending, she often pretended to be sick. Nonetheless, she played an keen role in learner life. Clothed in addition to in performance sports, McAdams served on the learner ruling body, participated in the Crimestoppers plan and was a organ of the Peer Helping Team. She worked by the side of a McDonalds restaurant throughout the summer holidays in place of three years.
McAdams basic residential an consequence in performing whilst she was seven and, while her parents didn't discourage her, they didn't function barred and unearth an agent. She attended both Disney and Shakespeare summer camps as a product. From the age of twelve, McAdams appeared in Original Kids Theatre Company, London productions. Clothed in her last minute adolescence, she directed children's theatre productions. She was besides involved in train stage productions, nearly everyone notably winning a performance honor by the side of the Sears Ontario Drama Festival. She was inspired by a married combine who qualified English and Drama correspondingly in Grades 11 and 12. They gave her a love in place of the workings of Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell and encouraged her to lose her inhibitions whilst performing. McAdams intended to take Cultural Studies by the side of university by being persuaded by her Drama teacher with the aim of a licensed acting career was a viable option. She enrolled in York University's four time theatre plan and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts honours degree in 2001. While by the side of university, McAdams worked with the Toronto-based Necessary seraph Theatre Company.
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